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paroxetine
Type Antidepressant
Group SSRI
links
Medscape paroxetine
PubChem 43815
PubMed paroxetine
Kompas (Dutch) paroxetine
Wikipedia paroxetine
Duloxetine
Type Antidepressant
Group SNRI
links
Medscape Duloxetine
PubChem 60835
PubMed Duloxetine
Kompas (Dutch) Duloxetine
Wikipedia Duloxetine

Switch medication from paroxetine to duloxetine.[1] [2]

Nietinrijdenbord.png Stop paroxetine
  • Day -7: reduce dosage of paroxetine to 20 mg/day, if this dosage is > 20 mg/day.
  • Day 0: dosage of paroxetine is 20 mg/day.
  • Day 1: reduce dosage of paroxetine to 10 mg/day.
  • Day 8: reduce dosage of paroxetine to 5 mg/day.
  • Day 15: stop administration of paroxetine..
Eenrichtingbord.png Start duloxetine
  • No wash-out period is needed.
  • * Day 15: start duloxetine the next day in normal dosage of 60 mg/day.
Infobord.png More information
  • Occurrence of the serotonin syndrome is not likely, but theoretically possible, so caution is necessary.
  • This switch is currently being reviewed.
  1. Switches are based on literature references on this page and expert opinions of the authors. The authors have used pharmacokinetic and receptor affinity properties to determine the switch schedules
  2. Stahl, S. M. (2013). Stahl's essential psychopharmacology: Neuroscientific basis and practical applications (4th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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